Two Sides of the Story

"Two Sides of the Story" is Track 5 of the album Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix. The song is a musical retelling of the events of "Arthur's Family Feud" and features Arthur, D.W., Dad, Mom and Pal. The song's musical style is country western.

Lyrics

[Dad]

A souffle is a delicate kind of cake

I once made a perfect one that suffered a terrible fate

[Mom]

That souffle was dealt an awful beatin'

It crashed to the kitchen floor before it could be eaten

[Dad]

It's the kinda thing that sure does bug ya'

And the one who made it fall must be Arthur or D-dubya

[Dad and Mom]

They were in the kitchen when it fell

But who done it we can't tell!

[D.W.]

(I thought a "fouslee" was supposed to fall!)

[Arthur]

(It's a souffle.)

[D.W.]

(You mean it was a souffle.)

[Dad and Mom]

Two sides of the story

Two-oo-oo sides of the story

It's old, old, old familiar territory

I still love you right or wrong

And the point of this whole song

Is that there's always two sides of the story

[Mom]

Okay, you two, you're the subject of this tale

Of how your Dad's souffle never made it to the supper table

[Dad]

It happened very fast

That we can't ignore

But who's the one who sent

That souffle to the kitchen floor?

[Arthur and D.W.]

Souffle to the kitchen floor

[Dad and Mom]

Two sides of the story

Two-oo-oo sides of the story

It's old, old, old familiar territory

I still love you right or wrong

And the point of this whole song

Is that there's always two sides of the story

[Arthur]

(Maybe Pal did it.)

[Mom]

Don't blame the dog

[D.W.]

(Nadine, how could you?)

[Dad]

Or your imaginary friend

[Dad and Mom]

Okay, you two, let's go over this again

Let's head down the trail to the wide open spaces

Of justice as we retrace your paces

[Dad]

This posse needs some facts

[Mom]

Some hard evidence

[Dad]

Now think, can either of you

[Dad and Mom]

Recall the exact events?

[D.W.]

(It wasn't me, it was Arthur...)

[Arthur]

(It couldn't have been me, I was in my room doing my homework...)

[D.W.]

(...Why do I always get blamed for things I don't do, Mom?...)

[Arthur]

(...D.W., I'm pretty sure you did it...)

[D.W.]

(...I wasn't even here, I was in my room playing games...)

[Arthur]

(It couldn't have been me, D.W. there's no way!)

[D.W.]

(Mom, it must have been Pal or Arthur!)

[Pal]

(Woo woo wooooooo!)

[Arthur and D.W.]

Oh, Mommy, oh, Daddy

I think that maybe we both could have done it

We just didn't see

How the thing fell

That's the truth

And the truth ain't so hard to tell

[Pal]

Arrrrrr!

[Arthur, D.W., Dad and Mom]

Two sides of the story

Two-oo-oo sides of the story

It's old, old, old familiar territory

I still love you right or wrong

And the point of this whole song

Is that there's always two sides

Always two sides

Always two sides of the story! Yee-haw!